Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 885 - MUNICIPAL BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Subpart B - MUNICIPAL BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Section 885.235 - Cost Criteria
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 885.235
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The Agency shall approve for reimbursement to the grantee, under the terms set forth in Section 885.240 of this Part, only costs contained in the quarterly reports and meeting the following criteria:
1) Costs within the scope
of the redevelopment project for which the grant was awarded;
2) Costs that are reasonable and necessary,
including, but not limited to:
A) Site
Remediation Program enrollment costs and Agency oversight costs of
participating in the Site Remediation Program of Title XVII of the Act and No
Further Remediation letter assessment fees;
B) Environmental consultant oversight
services;
C) Remedial investigation
and design;
D) Development and
implementation of activities necessary to establish remediation
objectives;
E) Laboratory services
necessary to determine site characterization and to establish cleanup
objectives;
F) Installation and
operation of groundwater investigation and groundwater monitoring
wells;
G) Development and
implementation of a soil sampling plan;
H) Development of a groundwater corrective
action system;
I) Development of a
soil corrective action plan;
J)
Costs associated with seeking reimbursement from the municipal brownfields
redevelopment grant program, including, but not limited to, completion of
documentation for partial or final payment;
K) Purchase costs for non-expendable
materials, supplies, equipment or tools purchased and used for the brownfields
project;
L) Development and
implementation of corrective action plans;
M) If asbestos that poses a threat to human
health or the environment is detected outside a structure, costs associated
with identifying the source of the asbestos and remediating the asbestos until
it no longer poses a threat to human health or the environment;
N) For grants to municipalities with a
designated River Edge Redevelopment Zone, costs associated with demolition
within the River Edge Redevelopment Zone; and
O) For grants to municipalities with a
designated River Edge Redevelopment Zone, costs associated with an asbestos
study, survey, or abatement conducted within or associated with a structure or
dwelling located within the River Edge Redevelopment Zone, including sample
collection and analysis;
3) Costs in amounts up to, but not exceeding,
the total amount of the grant award;
4) Costs incurred on or after the date the
grant agreement is executed;
5)
Costs incurred without knowing violation of any State or federal law or
regulation; and
6) Costs incurred
under a contract or subcontract in conformance with Section
885.255
of this Part.
b) The Agency shall not approve for reimbursement any costs that are not necessary for completion of the work required under the grant agreement, including but not limited to:
1) Costs or losses resulting from
business interruption at the specific site;
2) Costs associated with improperly installed
sampling or monitoring wells;
3)
Costs associated with improperly collected, transported or analyzed laboratory
samples;
4) Interest or finance
costs charged as direct costs;
5)
Insurance costs charged as direct costs;
6) Costs associated with an asbestos study,
survey, or abatement conducted within or associated with a structure or
dwelling, including sample collection and analysis, except as provided in
subsection (a)(2)(O) of this Section;
7) Costs associated with a lead paint study
or survey conducted within or associated with a structure or dwelling,
including sample collection and analysis;
8) Costs associated with demolition, except
as provided in subsection (a)(2)(N) of this Section;
9) Costs outside the scope of the
Agency-approved project;
10) Costs
incurred prior to the execution of the grant agreement;
11) Costs of geotechnical sampling and
study;
12) Costs associated with
resampling, when it has been determined that such resampling is necessary due
to failure by the consultant to follow standard procedures or advice or
direction from the Site Remediation Program; and
13) Costs for expediting of lab analysis of
samples, unless approved in advance by the Agency.
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